WASHINGTON (JNS) — John Kirby, the White House national security communications advisor, told reporters on Monday that the Biden administration is “disappointed” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off a high-level delegation to Washington to discuss a potential Israeli ground operation in Rafah.
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Israel decided to cancel the ministerial visit after Washington abstained on, rather than vetoing, a ceasefire resolution at the U.N. Security Council on Monday.
“We’re very disappointed that they won’t be coming to Washington, D.C., to allow us to have a fulsome conversation with them about viable alternatives to going in on the ground in Rafah,” Kirby told reporters.
Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi had been scheduled to arrive in Washington on Tuesday for meetings with U.S. counterparts to discuss Israel’s plans for a military operation in southern Gaza. Kirby said the officials would discuss proposals for “viable options and alternatives to a major ground offensive.”
Following Monday’s vote, Jerusalem announced that “in light of the change in the American position, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided that the delegation will not depart.”
Kirby denied a shift in U.S. policy in abstaining from the nonbinding ceasefire resolution. There is no reason for there to be an escalation of tensions between America and Israel, he said.
“Nothing has changed about our policy—nothing,” Kirby said. “We still want to see a ceasefire, and we still want to get hostages out—all of them. And we would still want to see more humanitarian assistance get in to the people of Gaza. The reason we abstained is because this resolution text did not condemn Hamas.”
Kirby also denied that there has been a change in the way the Biden administration talks about the potential Israeli military operation in Rafah, from asking to see a “credible plan” to rejecting the operation outright.
“We said weeks ago that we believe a major ground operation in Rafah would be a disaster, absent any proper accounting for the safety and security of the refugees that are still there,” Kirby said. “We still believe the same thing.”
“I don’t see any change in the rhetoric,” he said. “We don’t support a ground operation into Rafah.”
They going to be even more disappointed when in Nov the Biden team will be thrown out
It appears the White House has turned black and rotten!
Hope they get a really good wake up call without any Jews being hurt.
The bridge collapse is just the beginning.
USA is blind from its own woes and isn’t interested in truth and Holiness, only good time Charlie life.
May Ha Shem open their eyes to see their horrible mistake in not coming to the aid of Usrael in its hour if need.
Believe it or not, there IS a GOD in THIS WORLD, and Israel WILL be alive and well forever, hut where is AMERICA going, except down the tube
Sad
America has been such a good life for the Jews for so long, I pray for the welfare of the Jews everywhere, now it is for is Jews to realize how the world doesn’t give a hoot about us
That’s the truth
Now move on, and serve Ha Shem
Realize that it is only Ha Shem that can help us, no goyish nation cares about us.
That’s the truth
We are such a caring g Nation its hard for us to comprehend and conceive, bit That’s the truth
The White House is always disappointed when Israel doesnt just roll over.
Charlie will defend Biden no matter what. Mr qazxc will say bbbbut Trump
Title is lol